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Letter from Benjamin Gratz to Thomas J. Wharton Introducing Thomas Smith, December 4, 1826
Autograph letter signed (ALS) from Benjamin Gratz to Thomas J. Wharton, dated December 4, 1826. Written from Lexington, Kentucky, Gratz introduces Thomas Smith as someone interested in publishing Henry Clay's speeches in Philadelphia. The letter includes an integral address to Wharton in Philadelphia. Gratz, a prominent businessman and civic figure in Lexington, was a descendent of a prominent Philadelphia Jewish family. Wharton served as Secretary for the Bar of Pennsylvania and was a founder of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
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- Gratz, Benjamin
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Arc.MS.56, Box 20, Folder 9